An indigenous leader in southern Brazil has been shot dead in front of his community.
Chief Nisio Gomes, 59, was part of a Guarani Kaiowa group who returned to their ancestral land at the beginning of November after being evicted by ranchers.
The BBC reports he was killed by a group of 42 masked men who burst into the camp in Mato Grosso do Sul State early on Friday.
Mr Gomes was shot in the head, chest, arms and legs and his body was taken away.
The incident happened near the town of Amambai near the border with Paraguay.
Federal Police have travelled to the area to investigate the killing.
The BBC reports the Guarani are Brazil's largest indigenous minority, with around 46,000 members living in seven states. Many others live in neighbouring Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina.
